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Reward-related Predictors of Relapse in Smokers
Get PDFQuitting smoking remains an on-going challenging for many cigarette smokers. Numerous individualized characteristics have been suggested as predictors for successful smoking abstinence. One such factor requiring further investigation is reward responsivity, given that individuals with addiction show behavioral and neurobiological alterations in reward function.This study used previously collected data from 122 daily smokers to investigate whether individuals willing to abstain from smoking in exchange for money would display increased reward responsivity during a baseline, non-abstinent visit, relative to individuals who smoked immediately. Participants Probabilistic Reward Task (PRT) performance was used to measure reward responsivity to monetary rewards and a laboratory-based measures of abstinence called the Relapse Analogue Task (RAT) was used to evaluate whether individuals are willing to abstain from smoking in exchange for money. The PRT was analyzed using both traditional analyses and a more fine-grained computational model: Hierarchical Drift Diffusion Modeling (HDDM). Participants fell into 2 groups based on a bimodal distribution of smoking immediately (0-minute waiters) or abstaining the full duration of the RAT (50-minute waiters) and were compared on standard and HDDM PRT measures of reward responsivity. Results showed that 0-minute and 50-minute waiters did not differ on standard nor HDDM measures of reward responsivity, however, 50-minute waiters showed higher values than 0-minute waiters for both standard and HDDM measures of perceptual processing, which were used as control variables. These results suggest individuals who are more likely to abstain from smoking have better perceptual processing abilities, which may be linked to underlying dopaminergic function
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Garni (SOH-054 video recording and transcript)
Get PDFKen Garni, professor emeritus of psychology and former director of Suffolk University’s Counseling Center, reflects on the growth and development of the center during his forty years at Suffolk. Garni describes his department’s early role as one of the only student support centers on campus and how, over time, specialized departments such as the Ballotti Learning Center and the Career Center were created to provide comprehensive support for students. He discusses the challenges of adapting services and staffing to meet the evolving needs of students as the university grew and the population diversified. Among his accomplishments, he notes the creation of the American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral intern training program, his role in creating the Ballotti Learning Center, and advocating for the first international student advisor position. Throughout the interview, he reflects on how his career was positively impacted by his Suffolk colleagues and his collaborations with campus partners such as the Student Affairs Division.https://dc.suffolk.edu/soh/1045/thumbnail.jp
Oral History Interview with Paul Tanklefsky (SOH-056 video recording and transcript)
Get PDFPaul Tanklefsky, the former director of the Career Development Center for Career Services and Cooperative Education, reflects on the growth and development of the career center during his 32 years at Suffolk. Tanklefsky describes his department’s early development as a co-op program and how it was expanded to provide comprehensive support for students. He discusses the challenges of adapting services and staffing to meet the evolving needs of students as the university grew and the population diversified. Among his accomplishments, he notes the creation of a dedicated team at the Center that was responsible for helping launch the career of thousands of Suffolk students. Throughout the interview, he reflects on how his career was positively impacted by his Suffolk colleagues and his collaborations with campus partners such as the Student Affairs Division. He also discusses his current position working with high school students and his future plans.https://dc.suffolk.edu/soh/1048/thumbnail.jp
Congressman Joe Moakley and El Salvador: A Research Guide
Get PDFThe Moakley Archive at Suffolk University has many resources that help illustrate U.S. foreign relations with El Salvador during the 1980s and 1990s and in particular, Congressman Joe Moakley’s work related to El Salvador’s civil war, the investigation of the murders of Jesuit priests in 1989, human rights and immigration. The list below is a compilation of primary sources available at the Moakley Archive and secondary sources such as books, journal articles and Websites about El Salvador, including U.S. legislation, some of which, Congressman Joe Moakley was instrumental in creating. Many of the books and articles are available at Suffolk’s Sawyer Library or Moakley Law Library. Please contact the Archives for more information
Ford Hall Forum Collection (MS113), 1908-2013: A Finding Aid
Get PDFThe Ford Hall Forum Collection documents the history of the nation’s longest running free public lecture series. The Forum has hosted some the most notable figures in the arts, science, politics, and the humanities since its founding in 1908. The collection, which spans from 1908 to 2013, includes of 85 boxes of materials related to the Forum\u27s administration, lectures, fund raising, partnerships, and its radio program, the New American Gazette
Environmental Communication Dominated by Corporate Giants
Get PDFThere are grave disparities between the environmental communication put forth by agribusiness corporations, and the extensive malpractice and abuse that actually occurs. Through their monopolizing power and wealth, corporate giants are able to continue to maximize their profits at the expense of animal, environment, and public well-being. Following a major shift from personalized farming to industrialized food production in the early 20th century, we have become increasingly dependent on what we see and hear in the news media discourse, largely controlled by these dominating corporations, to stay informed on industrialized agricultural practices. This creates an environment in which the connection between the food we consume and the suffering endured to mass-produce it, can be and is avoided, blurred, or lied about completely. In this paper, I provide a comprehensive look into the discourse surrounding the factory farming industry in the United States, specifically targeting how the related environmental communication, within the scope of top-selling farmed animals, is largely dominated by powerful agribusiness corporations
One Should Not Pay for All - Drug Quantity Triggering Mandatory Minimums Should Be Individualized in Conspiracy Sentencing
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